James Szalay (Gissendaner)

Skills

Education

University of Louisville August 2010 – December 2015

Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Engineering and Computer Science

Experience

Software Engineer November 2017 - Present

Prevoty

• Automation of QA tests using Python w/ Pytest and Selenium.
• Implementation of Build and Testing System on Gitlab with Kubernetes.
• Mass parallelization of integration and functional tests across os and server platform.

Automation QA Engineer August 2016 - November 2017

Tenable Network Security

• Automation of QA tests using Python w/ Pytest and Selenium.
• Mass parallelization of integration, functional and UI acceptability tests.

Graduate Student Assistant August 2015 - August 2016

University of Louisville - Speed School IT

• Resolution and Assignment of escalated helpdesk tickets.
• Development of Helpdesk kiosk for student check-in.
• MSSQL server administration.

IT Trainer (Co-op) January 2015 - August 2015

Tempur Sealy International

Cooperative Education/Internship

• SharePoint Administrator
• Training Assistant
• Technical Writer
• Administer IT Trainings

Helpdesk Technician May 2014 - December 2014

University of Louisville - Speed School IT Helpdesk

• Monitor/maintenance of centralized printing effort (school wide)
• Resolution and Assignment of helpdesk tickets
• Customer Service among peers (students) as well as Faculty/Deans of the Engineering School
• Strict adherence to best practices among IT professionals when dealing with PC repair/troubleshooting

Helpdesk Technician August 2012 - May 2014

University of Louisville - Computer Engineering and Computer Science IT Helpdesk

• Resolution and Assignment of helpdesk tickets
• Customer Service among peers (students) as well as Faculty/Deans of the Engineering School
• Strict adherence to best practices among IT professionals when dealing with PC repair/troubleshooting
• Creation of Asset Management system

Software Developer (Co-op) January 2012 - April 2012

AdvantaChart, Inc.

Cooperative Education/Internship

• Resolution of customer issues by email and phone.
• Remote assitance for customers with product needs.
• MSSQL stored procedure development.

Dietary Assistant August 2009 - July 2014

Mercy Sacred Heart Village (Senior Living and Care Facility)

• Face to face customer service.
• Special needs accommodations on a daily basis.

Projects

Mirror Mirror: Voice and Gesture controlled Smart Mirror January 2016

Placed Second at DragonHacks Hackathon Spring 2016.

Technology employed: Python, Flask, Socket.io, Myo Armband, HTML/JQuery

SpeedKiosk: Welcome Desk Kiosk for the Speed IT Department October 2015

Technology employed: C#, .net, MSSQL, MSSQL:SSIS, HTML5/JQuery and Bootstrap

HolySmokes: Internet Connected Smoke Detector Management System November 2015

Best Overall in Hackathon

Technology employed: Python, Redis, HTML5/JQuery and Bootstrap
Created for the HolySmokes Hackathon

Roomba Tank December 2014

Technology employed: Python, Google Cardboard VR, LeapMotion, iRobot Create (Roomba), Raspberry Pi, USB Nerf Dart Launcher
Created: Fall 2014 for Introdcution to Embedded Computing Course

CodeJar November 2014

PayPal/Venmo Prize at WildHacks Hackathon Fall 2014.

Technology employed: Python with Django, HTML5/JQuery and Bootstrap

OurHomeDash November 2014

Placed Third at RevolutionUC Hackathon Fall 2014.

Technology employed: Go, HTML5/JQuery and Bootstrap, OpenHAB

Simulation of Group Navigation Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles April 2014

Technology employed: Matlab and Simulink
Created: Spring 2014 for Capstone Course

CECSAM: Asset Management Software for the CECS Department April 2014

Technology employed: Python with Django, HTML5/JQuery and Bootstrap

IPAM: IP Asset Management Software December 2013

Technology employed: Ruby with Sinatra, HTML5/JQuery and Bootstrap
Created: Fall 2013 for Software Engineering Course

Organizations

Association for Computing Machinery - UofL Student Chapter Starting October 2010

Vice President (May 2016 - November 2016); Lab Manager (May 2013 - April 2014)

Student Interest Groups: Cyber Defense, Student Linux User Group, Hackathon SIG

Louisville Country Dancers Starting April 2010

Secretary (May 2016 - Present); Board Member at Large (September 2015 - May 2016)

LVL1 Louisville Hackerspace Starting December 2015

Member

Awards

2nd Place - Hackathon Project January 2016

DragonHacks 2016

For Project "Mirror Mirror"

Best Overall November 2015

LVL1 Holy Smokes Hackathon

For Project "HolySmokes: Internet Connected Smoke Detector Management System"

Developer's Choice Prize, Paypal/Venmo November 2014

WildHacks @ Northwestern University

For Project "CodeJar"

3rd Place - Hackathon Project November 2014

RevolutionUC 2014

For Project "OurHomeDash"

3rd Place - National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition April 2011

National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Member of UofL Cyber Defense Team

1st Place Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition March 2011

Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Member of UofL Cyber Defense Team

Volunteering

FIRST Robotics August 2015 – December 2015 (4 months)

UofL Engineering Garage

Assisted with design and implementaion of website.

Quick Recall Tutor August 2004 – May 2014 (9 years 10 months)

Breckinridge/Franklin Elementary School

Attended weekly meetings to assist with the team to tutor students in science and mathematics. Assisted with General Organization.

Hobbies

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